Ok. First off I would like to say hi to everyone and let ya know I am new to the whole mustang thing and this forum. Just bout the car about 3hrs ago lol.....
On to the good part(loaded with sarcasm lol)......
Bought an 87 mustang LX 4 banger today for a great price. Here is my issue.... To take off from a dead stop, I have to give it a good amount of gas(but not too much otherwise it just sounds like it is backfiring, struggling, VERY SLOW, and then stalls out) to go. I can't just give it the "normal" amount and I have to ease off the clutch very slowly so that way I can get the perfect amount of RPMs so it'll take off with out doing the stalling thing(whether it be too much or too little). Also, if I floor it it'll do the same thing I described if I give it too much gas when taking off from a dead stop. The same thing also happens when I shift at a normal shifting RPM(around 3k) and let it go too low on the rpms(under 2k). The guy I bought it from said the EGR valve was messed up(never heard of one of these lol) so I did some research on here, google, and some other mustang dedicated forums. I now pretty know what it is for, haven't really found out where it is/looks like, but will look tomorrow when it's not dark. The guy I bought it from also said he tried cleaning it out but that didn't work, but I'd rather try that and test for the vaccuum pressure myself....... Also, an fyi, the car was sitting for about 3 months before the previous owner had it so the fuel system and spark plugs/wires light dinged in my head.
My question is what do you guys, and gals, think it is/could be? Thanks for all the help in advance and I look forward to learning a lot.
On to the good part(loaded with sarcasm lol)......
Bought an 87 mustang LX 4 banger today for a great price. Here is my issue.... To take off from a dead stop, I have to give it a good amount of gas(but not too much otherwise it just sounds like it is backfiring, struggling, VERY SLOW, and then stalls out) to go. I can't just give it the "normal" amount and I have to ease off the clutch very slowly so that way I can get the perfect amount of RPMs so it'll take off with out doing the stalling thing(whether it be too much or too little). Also, if I floor it it'll do the same thing I described if I give it too much gas when taking off from a dead stop. The same thing also happens when I shift at a normal shifting RPM(around 3k) and let it go too low on the rpms(under 2k). The guy I bought it from said the EGR valve was messed up(never heard of one of these lol) so I did some research on here, google, and some other mustang dedicated forums. I now pretty know what it is for, haven't really found out where it is/looks like, but will look tomorrow when it's not dark. The guy I bought it from also said he tried cleaning it out but that didn't work, but I'd rather try that and test for the vaccuum pressure myself....... Also, an fyi, the car was sitting for about 3 months before the previous owner had it so the fuel system and spark plugs/wires light dinged in my head.
My question is what do you guys, and gals, think it is/could be? Thanks for all the help in advance and I look forward to learning a lot.
). Your car should be idling a lot higher then that and you shouldn't have to hit the gas to get it going. My car idles at 1100 with the turbo motor and with the N/A 2.3 that was in there it was around 1000. I would probably say it's gunna be vacuum, maybe the idle air control module, or even the throttle position sensor. I'd just start with the basics though, you might get lucky and just find a broken or popped off vacuum line. Easy enough to find, just listen! 
